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From: "Robert Gagnon" <>
Subject: RE: [DUBLIN IRELAND] Fw: Travelling Soldier
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:41:34 -0500
In-Reply-To: <534DAEA31E49F443905C035A88E69D8337CDAA@mb-eitc-001.ad.cnti-eitc.gc.ca>


The Irish were used as mercenaries by their various clans all over Europe
but especially in Catholic countries such as France and Spain. He might have
been a member of one of the Irish regiments attached to the Spanish
Monarchy.


Thank you,
Robert Gagnon


Telephone: 613-748-2705


-----Original Message-----
From: am.coghlan [mailto:]
Sent: February 7, 2005 9:10 AM
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Subject: [DUBLIN IRELAND] Fw: Travelling Soldier


----- Original Message -----
From: am.coghlan
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Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 11:27 AM
Subject: Travelling Soldier


Dear Listers
I'm posting this for a member of another list.
He has a birth/baptism certificate for 1811 in Clones.Co.Monaghan .
The fathers occupation is down as 'Travelling Soldier' and he would like to
know what this means in the hopes of tracing him a bit further back.
Google hasnt been of much use.
My thought would be that he was a 'hired sword' but I could be wrong.
Has anyone any good ideas?
Thank you for your help
Ann Marie


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